<!-- brands -->
<div class="choice" id="brands1">
                <div class="block-title2">Brands<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="prev"></a><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="next"></a></div>
                <div class="choice-inn" id="brands">
                    <ul>
                        <?php
                            /*$args = array(
                                'posts_per_page' => -1,
                                'meta_key' => 'usn_ec',
                                'meta_value' => 'on',
                                'post__not_in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ),
                                'post__not_in' => $exl_posts
                            );*/
							
							//query_posts($args)
							
							
							//getting Brands Posts
                            query_posts('cat=442');
                            
                            while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
							$url_external = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'url_external', true);
                        ?>

                        <li class="choice-item">
                            <a href="<?php echo $url_external?>" class="choice-photo"><?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() ) the_post_thumbnail('mini-ec', array('alt' => trim(strip_tags( get_the_title() )), 'title' => trim(strip_tags( get_the_title() )))); ?></a><h2><a href="<?php echo $url_external?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                            <?php the_excerpt()?>
                        </li>

                        <?php
                            endwhile;
                            wp_reset_query();
                        ?>
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>            
